Medicine:Azficel-T

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Short description: Medication for nasolabial fold wrinkles
Azficel-T
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Trade namesLaviv
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Intradermal
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  • None
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Azficel-T, sold under the brand name Laviv, is a cell therapy product for the improvement of the appearance of moderate to severe nasolabial fold wrinkles in adults.[1][2][3] It consists of fibroblasts harvested from the patient's own skin.[2]

It was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2011.[2]

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Further reading

  • "A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of autologous fibroblast therapy for the treatment of nasolabial fold wrinkles". Dermatol Surg 38 (7 Pt 2): 1234–43. July 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2012.02349.x. PMID 22409385. 

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